Kane Williamson to miss Mumbai Test as well
New Zealand have taken a “cautious approach” with Kane Williamson by ruling out the star batter from the side’s third and final Test against India in Mumbai, starting November 1.
New Zealand have taken a “cautious approach” with Kane Williamson by ruling out the star batter from the side’s third and final Test against India in Mumbai, starting November 1.
Kane Williamson, former skipper and New Zealand’s most-experienced batter, is set to miss the second Test against India, starting October 24 in Pune as he is “yet to be 100 percent fit” after sustaining a groin strain.
The 33-year-old admitted that he is pursuing an opportunity to play in an overseas league during the New Zealand summer and hence won’t be available for the national side during that period. Apart from that time frame, he has reaffirmed his commitment to be always available to play for New Zealand.
Prior to this, the pair gave birth to a boy in 2022 and a girl in 2019.
Defending champions Gujarat Titans suffered a big blow on Sunday as Kane Williamson was been ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 after suffering an injury during Friday's tournament opener against Chennai Super Kings.
Kane Williamson said that his ranking as number one Test batsman was reflection of the fact that he was just trying to the best for his side.
Kane Williamson jumped two places to end 2020 as the world's top-ranked batsman even as Steve Smith slipped two places to third. Virat Kohli remained second
But Kane Williamson has refused to look too far ahead to the WTC final next year saying that he'd rather focus on the present.
West Indies, who were bundled for 138 in the first innings in response to New Zealand's 519/7, ended Day 3 at 197/7 at the Seddon Park.
On Friday, Kane Williamson made his highest Test score of 251, surpassing his previous best of an unbeaten 242 against Sri Lanka in 2015.
